9 months ago 27th Jan 08:05
British actor Jamie Bell has landed the lead role in Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation of schoolboy cartoon hero Tintin.The Billy Elliot actor will appear alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook and Shaun of the Dead co-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn.Studio giants Paramount and Sony announced the casting on Monday (26Jan09), when principle photography on the project began. The story is based on Belgian Georges 'Herge' Remi's tales of an intrepid young reporter, which were first released in 1929 and have been a huge worldwide success ever since.007 star Craig will play villain Red Rackham.The movie, expected to be the first in a Tintin series, is slated for release in 2011.The X Factor might be the bane of some folks’ lives thanks to a certain pair of twins who keep appearing on the show week after week, but as we’re trying to determine who we’d most like to go on a hot date with this morning, we thought we’d open the floodgates to your views.
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